PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson St Pennianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwyane Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Trick Daddy- Lets Go kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Anderson St Pennianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Pennianenko
vs
Henderson

181 cm
18
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson St Pennianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwyane Henderson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Henderson.

St Pennianenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than St Pennianenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henderson is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! St Pennianenko has taken his back!
St Pennianenko is looking to control Henderson but Henderson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Henderson tries to roll but St Pennianenko sticks to his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Will St Pennianenko go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pennianenko is really struggling to control Henderson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
St Pennianenko keeps control of the position easily here as Henderson tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet but St Pennianenko has full control of the position and if anything, Henderson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Henderson looking very determined here, making life difficult for St Pennianenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Good control from St Pennianenko.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - St Pennianenko's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson St Pennianenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

St Pennianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract St Pennianenko.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pennianenko defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson scores with a jab to the head.
St Pennianenko moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Henderson misses.
St Pennianenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

St Pennianenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
St Pennianenko gets to mount! Henderson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Henderson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pennianenko controlling the position easily from mount.
Henderson trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to reverse the position but instead St Pennianenko has taken his back - oops!
St Pennianenko trying to control momentarily.
St Pennianenko really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Pennianenko struggling to keep hold of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pennianenko is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dwyane Henderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

St Pennianenko moves into the clinch.

St Pennianenko breaks the clinch.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Pennianenko counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson misses with a body shot
and St Pennianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pennianenko shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pennianenko tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pennianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Henderson.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dwyane Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pennianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.

St Pennianenko forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pennianenko can't break the clinch.
St Pennianenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson St Pennianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pennianenko fails with the takedown.
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St Pennianenko backs up against the cage.
St Pennianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
St Pennianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pennianenko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

St Pennianenko stands up and beckons Henderson to his feet.
St Pennianenko tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pennianenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Pennianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pennianenko wants to clinch.
St Pennianenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henderson on the side of the head.

St Pennianenko forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.

St Pennianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pennianenko tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
St Pennianenko has a takedown stuffed.

St Pennianenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.

St Pennianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to clinch but St Pennianenko slips to the side

and St Pennianenko counters by moving into the clinch.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pennianenko won't allow it.
Henderson is trying to break free.

St Pennianenko manages to break the clinch.
St Pennianenko ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
St Pennianenko throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
St Pennianenko shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pennianenko. St Pennianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson St Pennianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pennianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl out of it but St Pennianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pennianenko counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson St Pennianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Pennianenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson St Pennianenko!